Undergraduate Bulletin
University Calendar 2008–2009
| Fall Semester, 2008 | |
| August 15 | Payment deadline for preregistration, Fall Semester |
| August 20 | Residence halls open at 8 a.m. for new freshmen only Dining hall opens for noon meal for new freshmen only |
| August 20–22 | Extended Freshman Orientation |
| August 21 | Transfer student orientation and preregistration Residence halls open at 8 a.m. for new transfer students Dining hall opens for evening meal for new transfer students |
| August 22 | Registration—Undergraduate and Graduate Residence halls open at 8 a.m. for all students Dining hall opens for noon meal for all students |
| August 25 | Classes begin |
| August 25–29 | Late registration (fee required) |
| August 29 | Last day for refund for dropped course(s) |
| September 1 | Labor Day holiday (University closed) |
| October 9 | Founders’ Day |
| October 10 | Last day to drop courses (fee required) |
| October 13 | Mid-Semester week begins |
| October 17 | No classes |
| November 12–21 | Academic advising and preregistration for Spring Semester for currently enrolled students |
| November 26 | Classes conclude at 1:50 p.m. for Thanksgiving holidays Residence halls close at 3 p.m. (except Peck Hall) Dining hall closes after noon meal |
| November 27–28 | Thanksgiving holidays (University closed) |
| November 30 | Residence halls open at 3 p.m. Dining hall opens for evening meal |
| December 1 | Classes resume |
| December 3 | Last day for freshmen to drop one course (fee required) Last day to withdraw from the University (undergraduate and graduate students) |
| December 4 and 5 | Dead Days (no tests or examinations) |
| December 8–12 | Final examinations |
| December 12 | Commencement at 7:30 p.m. Dining hall closes after noon meal Residence halls close at 5 p.m. (except for graduating seniors and Peck Hall) |
| Dec. 22–Jan. 2 | Holidays (University closed) |
| Spring Semester, 2009 | |
| January 5 | University opens Payment deadline for preregistration, Spring Semester |
| January 9 | Registration—Undergraduate and Graduate |
| January 12 | Classes begin |
| January 12–16 | Late registration (fee required) Drop/Add (fee required) |
| January 16 | Last day for refund for dropped course(s) |
| January 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (University closed) |
| February 11–14 | College Night and Homecoming activities |
| February 13 | No classes |
| February 27 | Last day to drop courses (fee required) |
| March 2 | Mid-Semester week begins |
| March 20 | Spring holidays for students and faculty begin at 5 p.m. Residence halls close at 5 p.m. (except Peck Hall) Dining hall closes after noon meal |
| March 29 | Residence halls open at 3 p.m. Dining hall opens for evening meal |
| March 30 | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| April 1–10 | Academic advising and preregistration for May and Summer Sessions and Fall Semester for currently enrolled students |
| April 22 | Honors Day |
| April 29 | Last day for freshmen to drop one course (fee required) Last day to withdraw from the University (undergraduate and graduate students) |
| April 30–May 1 | Dead Days (no tests or examinations) |
| May 4–8 | Final examinations |
| May 8 | Residence halls close at 5 p.m. (except for graduating seniors and Peck Hall) |
| May 9 | Commencement at 10 a.m. Residence halls close at 3 p.m. (except Peck Hall) Dining hall closes after breakfast |
| May Term, 2009 | |
| May 8 | Payment deadline for preregistration, May Term |
| May 11 | Registration Classes begin Peck Hall opens at 8 a.m. |
| May 12 | Last day for refund for dropped course(s) |
| May 19 | Last day to drop courses (fee required) |
| May 20 | Mid-Term |
| May 25 | Memorial Day holiday (University closed) |
| May 28 | Last day for freshmen to drop one course (fee required) Last day to withdraw from the University (undergraduate and graduate students) |
| May 29 | Final examinations Peck Hall closes at 5 p.m. for May-Term students |
| Summer I, 2009 | |
| June 1 | Payment deadline for preregistration, Summer I |
| June 8 | Registration Orientation and registration for new students for Summer I and Summer II Residence halls open at 8 a.m. Dining hall opens for noon meal |
| June 9 | Classes begin Last day to add courses (fee required) Last day to late register (fee required) |
| June 10 | Last day for refund for dropped course(s) |
| June 19 | Classes do not meet |
| June 22 | Last day to drop courses (fee required) |
| June 23 | Mid-Term |
| July 3 | Independence Day holiday (University closed) |
| July 9 | Last day for freshmen to drop one course (fee required) Last day to withdraw from the University (undergraduate and graduate students) |
| July 10 | Final examinations Dining hall closes after noon meal Residence halls close at 5 p.m. (except Peck Hall) |
| Summer II, 2009 | |
| July 2 | Payment deadline for preregistration, Summer II |
| July 13 | Registration Residence halls open at 8 a.m. Dining hall opens for noon meal |
| July 14 | Classes begin Last day to add courses (fee required) Last day to late register (fee required) |
| July 15 | Last day for refund for dropped course(s) |
| July 20 | Orientation and fall preregistration for transfer students |
| July 21–22 | Fall preregistration for freshmen |
| July 24 | Classes do not meet |
| July 27 | Last day to drop courses (fee required) |
| July 28 | Mid-Term |
| August 7 | Classes do not meet |
| August 13 | Last day for freshmen to drop one course (fee required) Last day to withdraw from the University (undergraduate and graduate students) |
| August 14 | Final examinations |
Updated February 21, 2008